NRS218D.160. Requests from chairs of Legislative Commission and Interim Finance Committee; requests from statutory, interim and other committees.

      1.  The Chair of the Legislative Commission may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Legislative Commission, which relate to the affairs of the Legislature or its employees, including legislative measures requested by the legislative staff.

      2.  The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Committee, which relate to matters within the scope of the Committee.

      3.  If a request made pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 is submitted before the first day of a regular session, sufficient detail to allow complete drafting of the legislative measure must be submitted on or before March 1 of the regular session.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, joint rule or concurrent resolution:

      (a) Any legislative committee created by a statute, other than an interim legislative committee, may request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the committee.

      (b) Any committee or subcommittee established by an order of the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200 may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation, except that such a committee or subcommittee may request the drafting of additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission approves each additional request by a majority vote.

      (c) Any other committee established by the Legislature which conducts an interim legislative study or investigation may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation.

Ê The requests authorized pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding a regular session unless the Legislative Commission authorizes submitting a request after that date.

      5.  If a request made pursuant to subsection 4 is submitted on or before September 1 preceding a regular session, sufficient detail to allow complete drafting of the legislative measure must be submitted on or before November 1 preceding the regular session.

      6.  Each request made pursuant to this section must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Counsel.

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 2186; A 2001, 3202; 2007, 3166; 2009, 1568; 2011, 3190, 3265; 2013, 3325)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 218.2429)